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Travel for Kids has so many fun things to do with kids in San Francisco, whether it's riding the cable car, taking a boat ride to Alcatraz, walking the streets of Chinatown, sampling gelato in North Beach, exploring ships at Fisherman's Wharf, flying kites at the marina, checking out the Golden Gate Bridge, slurping up chocolate sundaes at Ghirardelli Square, but you'll need a fun place to stay. Family accommodations are easy to find on Travel for Kids.

Here's our own Travel for Kids hand-picked list of family hotels in San Francisco, all styles and price ranges, in neighborhoods that are near to fun things to do with kids, and close to restaurants. Hotels are selected for their amenities for families, such as special holiday activities, suites that sleep 6, rooms with refrigerators or fully-equipped kitchens, heated swimming pools, babysitting services, on-site restaurants with children's menus, coin-operated laundry, cribs and rollaway beds, and more. Hotel policies can change, however, so be sure to check with the hotel at the time you make your reservation to be sure your desired family amenities are still available.

Tip: Parking for your hotel can be expensive in San Francisco, parking fees can be from $20.00 and up, per night.

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Hotel Del Sol – Family suite with bunk beds, kitchenette, board games and toys (sleeps 4), one bedroom suites with queen bed and sofa bed; outdoor heated swimming pool; complimentary breakfast, free beach balls and sunglasses for kids; video lending library of children's films; free parking.
Holiday Inn San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf – Guest rooms with two double beds; outdoor heated swimming pool; coin-operated laundry; babysitting services can be arranged; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; on-site restaurant with children's menu, serving breakfast and dinner, room service with children's menu for breakfast and dinner; fee parking.
Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf – Outdoor heated swimming pool and jacuzzi ; suites (sleep 4 or 6), plus standard rooms with two double beds; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds, refrigerators (for a fee) available upon request; coin-operated laundry; babysitting services can be arranged; one-site restaurant with children's menu; fee parking.
Wharf Inn – Junior suites with two queen beds and sofa bed (sleep 6), rooms with two queen beds, two bedroom apartments with full kitchen, living room and dining room sleep 7; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available; free parking.
Argonaut Hotel – Suites with king bed and sofa bed, standard rooms with two double beds; cribs (free) and rollaway beds (fee per day) are available upon request; kids can pick out a toy from the treasure chest at check-in; family-friendly adjacent restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner; fee parking.
Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf – Outdoor heated swimming pool; guest rooms with two double beds; complimentary cribs, rollaway beds and mini-refrigerators (for a fee) available upon request; on-site restaurant with children's menu serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus room service with children's menu; fee parking.
Best Western Tuscan Inn At Fisherman's Wharf – On-site family-friendly restaurant, room service in the mornings; guest rooms with two double beds, suites with king bed and sofa bed, mini-refrigerators in all rooms; complimentary hot chocolate every evening; fee parking.
Courtyard by Marriott Fisherman's Wharf – Guest rooms with two double beds (sleep 4), suites with 2 queen bed and sofa bed (sleep 5); complimentary cribs, rollaway beds, refrigerators and microwaves available upon request; on-site restaurant with children's menu, serving breakfast; fee parking.
Hilton San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf – One bedroom suites with king bed and sofa bed, standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs and refrigerators, rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; on site restaurant with children's menu, serving breakfast, room service in the morning with family-friendly menu; fee parking.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites Fisherman's Wharf – Complimentary breakfast; family suites (sleep 6) with two double beds, sofa bed, kitchenette, plus standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs, rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; limited fee parking.
Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Wharf – Outdoor heated swimming pool; guest rooms with two double beds (sleep 4), complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; fee parking.
The Suites at Fisherman's Wharf – One bedroom suites with queen bed and sofa bed (sleep 4), two bedroom suites with queen bed, two twins bed and sofa bed, fully equipped kitchens in all suites; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; babysitting services can be arranged; fee parking.
Travelodge Fisherman's Wharf – Rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; limited fee parking.
    Marina
  Tip: The Marina area has reasonably priced hotels with free parking for families, near to family-friendly restaurants and close to the Exploratorium and Crissy Field, but Lombard St. (where most of the hotels are located) can be noisy.
Travelodge by the Bay – Rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; complimentary breakfast; coin-operated laundry next door; fee parking.
Francisco Bay Inn – All rooms have microwaves and refrigerators, guest rooms with two queen or double beds (sleep 4); limited free parking.
America's Best Inns - San Francisco – Complimentary breakfast; standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); refrigerators available upon request; limited free parking.
Comfort Inn by the Bay – Standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; complimentary breakfast; fee parking.
Greenwich Inn – Family suites (sleep 6) (three double beds), standard rooms with double or queen beds; limited free parking.
Travelodge Golden Gate – Sleepy Bear Den (sleeps 4), with microwave and refrigerator, standard rooms with two double beds; rollaway beds available upon request; limited free parking.
Econo Lodge San Francisco – Outdoor heated swimming pool; standard rooms with double beds (sleep 4); cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; limited free parking.
Days Inn Lombard St. – Standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary breakfast; cribs (fee) available upon request.
Marina Inn – Rooms with one queen bed and twin bed, or one queen and rollaway bed (sleep 3), rollaway bed is fee per day; complimentary continental breakfast.
Super 8 Fisherman's Wharf – Rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary breakfast; rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; limited free parking.
Presidio Travelodge – All rooms have refrigerators, standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs and rollaway beds available upon request; limited free parking.
Surf Motel – Rooms with two double beds, suites with 2 double beds and rollaway bed, refrigerator and microwave (sleep up to 5); complimentary pastries in morning; limited free parking.
Ramada Limited – Complimentary breakfast; rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; limited free parking.
    Chinatown
Hilton San Francisco Financial District – Located in Chinatown next to Portsmouth Square (with a fantastic playground); rooms with two double beds, suites with king bed and sofa bed (sleep 4, but two rollaway beds can be added to sleep 6); refrigerators and microwaves can be arranged for rooms; cribs, rollaway beds and high chairs available upon request; babysitting services are available; fee parking.
Grant Plaza Hotel – Guest rooms with two twin beds or two double beds (sleep 4); located right in Chinatown, restaurants in the neighborhood.
SW Hotel – Family suites with two double beds and sofa bed (sleep 6), plus rooms with two double beds, rooms with king or queen bed can accommodate crib or rollaway bed; complimentary breakfast; cribs and rollaway beds available (fee per day) upon request; fee parking.
Hotel Astoria – Located at the gate to Chinatown; rooms with two double beds (sleep 4), or queen bed plus twin bed (sleep 3); no cribs or rollaway beds available.
    Nob Hill
Grosvenor Suites – Suites (king bed and sofa bed) come with fully equipped kitchenettes (refrigerator, microwave, stove and oven); complimentary breakfast; coin-operated laundry; cribs (free) and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; fee parking.
Nob Hill Lambourne – All rooms have kitchenettes, standard room with queen bed, and plenty of room for a rollaway bed (for a fee), one bedroom suites with queen bed and sofa bed; fee parking.
The Fairmont San Francisco – Historic hotel, located at the top of Nob Hill; on-site restaurant with children's menu serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, 24 hour room service with children's menu, also ask for custom picnic lunches from room service; afternoon tea in a stunning setting 2:30 - 4:30pm daily; in December, Nutcracker Tea with special tea menu for children, Nutcracker toy and gingerbread cookies to decorate; rooms with two queen beds, connecting rooms are available; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; babysitting services can be arranged; fee parking.
InterContinental Mark Hopkins – Landmark hotel, located right at the top of Nob Hill; rooms with two double beds; 24 hour room-service with children's menu, breakfast buffet with reduced price for kids under 12 at the Top of the Mark; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds; free drop-off transportation to Union Square or local destinations; during December, children's tea is served noon - 4:00pm Friday and Sat, with fun food, live birds and a magician (call to reserve in advance); fee parking.
The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco – At check in, photo of kids and gift bags with toys and games; indoor heated swimming and jacuzzi; in-room dining with children's menu, on-site restaurant with children's menu, serving breakfast, lunch and Sunday brunch; deluxe rooms and suites available; babysitting services can be arranged; fee valet parking.
Renaissance Stanford Court Hotel – Superior and deluxe rooms with two double beds, one and two bedroom suites available; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds available upon request; full-service restaurant with children's menus serving breakfast, lunch and dinner; babysitting can be arranged; fee parking.
    Union Square

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Westin St. Francis – Historic landmark hotel, located right on Union Square; family and deluxe rooms, large rooms with two double beds; refrigerators, cribs, rollaway beds available upon request; gifts for kids at check-in with hats, shampoo, crayons; room service with children's menu serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, and on-site restaurant with children's menu; fee parking.
Cartwright Hotel on Union Square – Cookies in the library every afternoon (3:00pm); complimentary breakfast buffet; one bedroom suites available; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds available upon request; fee self-parking one block away.
The Handlery Union Square Hotel – Heated outdoor swimming pool; standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); refrigerators in all rooms; room service with children's menu; cribs and rollaway beds available upon request; babysitting services can be arranged; fee parking.
White Swan Inn – Deluxe king rooms have king bed and sofa bed (sleep 4), deluxe rooms with queen bed can also accommodate rollaway bed (sleep 3); complimentary cribs; every afternoon, homemade cookies in the lobby, complimentary breakfast buffet; board games are available to borrow; fee parking.
Serrano Hotel – Standard room with two double beds, suites with king bed and sofa bed (sleep 4); lots of board games to borrow; cribs (free) available upon request; fee parking.
Beresford Arms – Junior suites with two queen beds and kitchen, one bedroom suites with 2 queen beds, queen sofa bed, (sleep up to 6), with fully equipped kitchen; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (for a fee) available upon request; fee parking.
Hilton San Francisco – Outdoor heated swimming pool; on-site restaurant with children's menu; standard rooms with two double beds, junior suites available; babysitting services can be requested; complimentary cribs, high chairs, rollaway beds; in summer, gifts for kids at check-in; fee parking.
Crowne Plaza Hotel - Union Square – Family suites with two double beds and sofa bed (sleep 6), plus standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); on-site restaurant with children's menu serving breakfast, lunch and dinner; complimentary cribs, rollaway beds, high chairs, refrigerators available upon request; babysitting services can be arranged; fee parking.
Grand Hyatt San Francisco – On-site restaurant with spectacular views is family-friendly and does children's portions; room service with family- friendly menu; standard rooms with two double beds, suites with king bed and sofa bed; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds available upon request; babysitting services can be arranged; fitness center for teens; fee parking.
Diva Hotel – Rooms with two double beds, king suites with king bed, queen murphy bed (sleeps 4) and mini-refrigerator; rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; fee parking.
Grant Hotel – Complimentary breakfast; guest rooms with two double beds; rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; fee parking in adjacent garage.
Hotel Nikko San Francisco – Indoor heated swimming pool and jacuzzi; deluxe rooms with two double beds, and suites are available; complimentary cribs, rollaway beds and mini refrigerators available upon request; fee parking.
Monitcello Inn – All rooms have refrigerators, guest rooms with two double beds, connecting rooms available upon request; room service with children's menu for lunch and dinner; fee parking.
Pan Pacific San Francisco – 24 hour room service with children's menu, and on-site restaurant with family friendly lunches; "personal butler" will unpack your clothes and attend to any needs (including pillows to your preference); rooms with two double beds, mini-refrigerators; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds are available; fee parking.
Metropolis Hotel – Family suite with two bedrooms, additional bedroom with bunk beds and activity table,( sleep up to 8), one and two bedroom suites (sleep 4 and 6); plus standard rooms with two double beds; cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; fee parking.
Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel – Deluxe rooms with two double beds; full service on-site restaurants with children's menu, serving breakfast lunch and dinner, and room service with children's menu; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (for a fee) available upon request; child care services can be arranged; fee parking.
The Maxwell Hotel – Rooms with two double beds, or junior suites with one king or queen bed and sofa bed (sleep 4); complimentary cribs available upon request; babysitting can be arranged; on-site restaurant and room service with children's menu from Max's on the Square, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, fee parking.
Sir Francis Drake – Located right on Union Square, rooms with two double beds, junior suites with two queen beds and sofa bed (sleep 6); complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (for a fee) available upon request; family-friendly room service breakfast and lunch; fee parking.
Hotel Union Square – Junior suites with two queen beds and sofa bed (sleep 6), rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs and rollaway beds available; fee parking.
Villa Florence Hotel – Rooms with two double beds, suites with king bed and sofa bed (sleep 4); mini-refrigerators in all rooms; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (for a fee) available upon request; fee parking.
    South of Market St.
Palace Hotel – Historic grand hotel with stained-glass Garden Court; superior rooms with two double beds, or one bedroom suites are available, all rooms have refrigerators; indoor heated swimming pool and jacuzzi; breakfast buffet in the Garden Court, family-friendly room service, during Christmas season, holiday tea, Santa Claus in the lobby, gifts for children ages 5 - 10, gingerbread class; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee) available; childcare services are available (reserve in advance); fee parking.
Marriott San Francisco – Indoor heated swimming pool; family friendly on-site restaurant; standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs, rollaway beds, refrigerators available upon request; babysitting services available; fee parking.
Argent Hotel – Standard rooms with two double beds, connecting rooms available; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; family-friendly room service and on-site restaurant; babysitting services can be arranged; fee parking.
St. Francis Place Apartments – One bedroom apartment with queen bed and sofa bed sleeps 3 (rollaway bed available (fee) to sleep 4), two bedroom apartment with two queen beds and sofa bed (sleep 5); all with fully-equipped kitchens; outdoor heated swimming pool; coin-operated laundry; fee parking; 3 day minimum stay.
Courtyard by Marriott San Francisco Downtown – Suites with king bed and sofabed, standard rooms with two double beds; complimentary cribs, refrigerators and microwaves available upon request; on-site restaurant with breakfast buffet and children's menu; family-friendly room service menu for dinner; fee parking.
Hotel Milano – Guest rooms with two double beds, mini-refrigerators in all rooms; cribs available upon request; fee parking.
    Embarcadero
Omni San Francisco Hotel – Kids suites with bunk beds (sleep 4), stocked with toys and games, child-proof kits, plus standard rooms with two double beds; goodie bag at check-in, cup for free refills of milk or soda any time, complimentary milk and cookies every evening; cribs and rollaway beds (complimentary) available upon request; backpacks with board games and books to borrow; family-friendly room service; babysitting services can be arranged; fee parking.
Hotel Vitale – Located on the Embarcadero, next to the Ferry Building and the bay; family suites with two queen beds or a king bed and sofa bed, plus dinning table (sleep 4); 24 hour family-friendly room service with pizza and gelato; fee parking.
Hyatt Regency San Francisco – On-site restaurant with children's menu, serving breakfast and lunch, room service with children's menu; one bedroom suites with king bed and sofa bed (sleep 4), or suites with two double beds and king bed (sleep 6), plus standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs and rollaway beds; babysitting services can be arranged; in November and December ice skating rink behind the hotel; fee parking.
Park Hyatt San Francisco – Rooms with two double beds (sleep 4): mini-refrigerators; room service with children's menu; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds; babysitting can be arranged; fee parking.
    San Francisco Airport

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San Francisco Airport Marriott – Indoor heated swimming pool; guest rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs and rollaway bed (one per room) available upon request; coin-operated laundry; on-site full service restaurant with children's menu, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Best Western Grosvenor Airport Hotel – Outdoor heated swimming pool; complimentary breakfast buffet; standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; on-site family-friendly restaurant serving dinner; free airport shuttle.
Comfort Inn Suites San Bruno – All rooms with refrigerators and microwaves, standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary breakfast.
Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco Airport – Indoor heated swimming pool and jacuzzi; refrigerators and microwaves in all rooms; coin-operated laundry; complimentary cribs, high chairs, rollaway beds available upon request; on-site family-friendly restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Doubletree® Hotel San Francisco Airport – Chocolate chip cookies (for everyone in the family) at check-in; standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4), suites (sleep 6), connecting rooms are available; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; on-site restaurant with children's menu, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner; swimming pool facilities across the street; fee parking.
Hampton Inn & Suites San Francisco Airport – Suites with king bed and sofa bed, standard rooms with two queen beds (sleep 4); complimentary cribs and rollaway beds available upon request; coin-operated laundry; complimentary breakfast and on weekdays, breakfast to go.
Courtyard by Marriott San Francisco Airport – Indoor heated swimming pool and jacuzzi; suites (two queen beds, sofa bed) (sleep up to 5), standard rooms with two queen beds; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds upon request; coin-operated laundry, on-site family-friendly breakfast buffet; complimentary airport shuttle.
Holiday Inn San Francisco Airport North – On-site restaurant with children's menu, kids under 12 eat free with paying adult; complimentary cribs and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request; free shuttle to and from the airport.
La Quinta Inn San Francisco Airport – Heated outdoor swimming pool; standard rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); complimentary breakfast and on-site restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with children's menu; coin-operated laundry; cribs available upon request; free shuttle to the airport.
Howard Johnson Express Inn San Bruno – Free shuttle to and from airport; complimentary breakfast; cribs (free) and rollaway beds (fee per day) available upon request.
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